Category Archives: Brazil
On the walls: Graffiti of Rio
Graffiti, in Rio, are ubiquitous. Sometimes they are nothing more than annoying clutter on our cities’ walls, petty vandalism and damages to other people’s property, but sometimes they have a purpose, a function. In Beyoglu, at the core of Istanbul’s … Continue reading
On the Praia: life on Rio’s beaches.
The kilometres-long arc of sand glitters under the rays of the late afternoon sun. The green-blue sea breaks in white sprays of surf, ridden times and times again by kids using themselves as surfboards. Men and women flock in … Continue reading
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Tagged Atlantic, Beach, Brazil, Copacabana, Ipanema, Latin America, Praia, Praia do Urca, Praia Vermelha, Rio de Janeiro, Sea
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Going up: Rio de Janeiro from above
One of my petty obsessions is to flicker through the pages of glossy magazines, or of travel websites, scouting for those articles whose titles are inevitably starting with “Ten things to do in…” or “Nine amazing places in…”, read them and … Continue reading
Posted in Americas, Brazil, The world from above
Tagged Botafogo, Brazil, Cable car, Christ Redeemer, City views, Copacabana, Corcovado, Cristo Redentor, Flamengo, Forest, Gondola, Ipanema, Leblon, Morro da Urca, Pao de Azucar, Praia Vermelha, Rio de Janeiro, Sea, Sugar Loaf, The world from above, Urca, Zona Norte
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In the land of the selfie
Photography, to me, is a cracking way of capturing the impression of a moment. A street scene, something I just glimpse with the corner of my eye, or even something I haven’t actually seen but that happened to fall in … Continue reading
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Tagged Americas, Brazil, Christ Redeemer, Corcovado, Cristo Redentor, New social trends, Ocean, Pao de Azucar, Photography, Rio de Janeiro, Selfie, Selfie Sticks, Sugar Loaf, Urban photography
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Monkeys, leafy streets and an unlikely name. A tribute to Botafogo.
At 7 o’clock AM, punctual as the council tax bill or the Gol planes noisily gliding towards Santos Dumont airport, they arrived. A small family of marmosets – gray-ish fur, long tail, inquisitive expressions and long white hair sprouting out … Continue reading
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Tagged Americas, Bairro, Beach, Borough, Botafogo, Brazil, Carioca, Christ Redeemer, Cristo Redentor, Marmoset, Pao de Azucar, Praha, Rio de Janeiro, Sugar Loaf
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Queremos o nosso Bonde! The battle to put Rio’s only tram back on its tracks.
Sometimes, and that’s one of bitterest moments in life, you learn the importance of something only when that something gets taken away from you. As an introduction, I know, this is more worthy of a whingey Taylor Swift song than … Continue reading
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Tagged Bonde, Brazil, Latin America, Public transportation, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Teresa, Tramway, Urban
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